Press Releases: National
Mar 11, 2008
Kevin Richardson Named Vice President, Sales, National & Multi-State Business for Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, Calif. — Kevin Richardson has joined Kaiser Permanente as vice president, Sales, National & Multi-State Business. The announcement was made by Thomas A. Curtin, senior vice president, National Sales & Account Management.
In his role, Richardson is responsible for leadership and management of new business sales activity and production across the Kaiser Permanente organization for prospective national and multi-state employer group business.
Richardson has 25 years of experience in health care marketing, sales and client management with extensive background in selling and marketing an array of health benefits solutions to major corporations and benefits consultants across the country. Most recently, he served as chief executive officer for Benefit Systems and Services, Inc., a third party administrator, where he led the development and execution of sales, marketing and overall business strategies across all lines of business.
Throughout his career, Richardson has served in prominent sales leadership positions for several group insurance companies, including CIGNA, GreatWest Healthcare, Humana, and MassMutual/Unicare.
As the director for National Account Sales for Humana in Chicago, Richardson was the lead sales executive responsible for developing and managing relationships with benefits consulting firms in the Midwest. He also worked directly with national clients. While at Humana, he worked in close partnership with the top five national consulting firms to promote their total product portfolio and he was responsible for several of the company's largest sales.
"Kevin Richardson is a recognized sales leader in the national health benefits arena who has a proven track record of success in advising large, national employers on their health benefit strategies," said Curtin. "He is uniquely positioned to bring Kaiser Permanente's value story to the national employer and benefit consultant audience in a compelling manner that will enhance our relevance to this important market segment and drive accelerated growth."
Richardson will be working out of Kaiser Permanente's national headquarters offices in Oakland, Calif.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health plan. Founded in 1945, it is a not-for-profit, group practice program headquartered in Oakland, Calif. Kaiser Permanente serves 8.7 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Today it encompasses the not-for-profit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the for-profit Permanente Medical Groups. Nationwide, Kaiser Permanente includes approximately 159,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and more than 13,000 physicians representing all specialties. For more Kaiser Permanente news, visit the Kaiser Permanente News Center at: http://xnet.kp.org/newscenter .
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is America's leading integrated health care delivery system. Founded in 1945, it is a group practice prepayment program headquartered in Oakland, California. Kaiser Permanente serves the health care needs of more than 8.6 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. It encompasses the not-for-profit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the for-profit Permanente Medical Groups. Nationwide, Kaiser Permanente includes approximately 165,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and more than 14,000 physicians representing all specialties. The system's Labor Management Partnership is the largest health care labor-management partnership in the United States. It governs how workers, managers, physicians and dentists work together to make Kaiser Permanente the best place to receive care, and the best place to work. For more Kaiser Permanente news, visit the KP News Center at: www.kp.org/newscenter.